HOT TOPIC INC HOTT (last ticker on record)
CIK 1017712Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Restructuring
These figures describe clients, not conduct. A lawyer or firm can serve many companies that later had trouble for reasons that have nothing to do with their work, and nothing here says any lawyer or firm did anything wrong.
- Red flags
- 2
- Newest began Nov 2010
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
An SEC release can name a company’s officer, or its stock as what a scheme sold or moved, so the company may be the victim. Each link goes to what to read.
Law firms
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- Cooley LLPFirst linked Oct 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,634 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.71× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.24×
- SEC ATTORNEYSFirst linked Sep 2006 · Text search only · 31 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.18× · Went dark 1.73× · 95% wipeout 0.56×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooley LLP | Oct 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,634 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 1.24 |
| SEC ATTORNEYS | Sep 2006 | Text search only | 31 | 1.18 | 1.73 | 0.56 |
Lawyers
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- Barbara L. BordenCooley LLPFirst linked Apr 2013 · Named in SEC correspondence · 50 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.89× · Went dark 0.31× · 95% wipeout 0.32×
- Jason L. KentCooley LLPFirst linked Feb 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 25 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.01×
- Charles J. BairCooley LLPFirst linked Sep 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.86× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Lance W. BridgesCooley LLPFirst linked Oct 1996 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.70× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- Rama PadmanabhanCooley LLPFirst linked Apr 2013 · Text search only · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara L. BordenCooley LLP | Apr 2013 | Named in SEC correspondence | 50 | 0.89 | 0.31 | 0.32 |
| Jason L. KentCooley LLP | Feb 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 25 | 1.07 | 0.00 | 1.01 |
| Charles J. BairCooley LLP | Sep 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 26 | 0.86 | 0.00 | 0.94 |
| Lance W. BridgesCooley LLP | Oct 1996 | Named in a filing | 11 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rama PadmanabhanCooley LLP | Apr 2013 | Text search only | 19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.23 |